International Baccalaureate transfer credit chart
International Baccalaureate (IB) course-based transfer credit will be granted to applicants completing higher level (HL) and standard level (SL) subjects with the minimum grades outlined below. To qualify for transfer credit, applicants must ensure that an official transcript is sent to Memorial University directly from the International Baccalaureate Organization. For further information, contact transfer.credit@mun.ca.
Please note that this chart is not intended to outline the grade requirements for general admission to Memorial University. For information on admission requirements and document submission, please refer to the Canadian or international requirements that address your high school curriculum.
Where equivalencies for both St. John's and Grenfell Campuses are listed, students will only receive the credit(s) for the campus they are attending.
| Subject Level | Minimum Grade Required | Memorial University Credit Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic A: Language and Literature | ||
| Higher | 4 | Languages 1XX6 |
| Biology | ||
| Higher | 5 | Biology 1001 + 1002 |
| 4 | Biology 1001 | |
| Standard | - | No credit |
| Business | ||
| Higher | 4 | Business 1000 + nine unspecified credit hours |
| Standard | 4 | Business 1000 + three unspecified credit hours |
| Chemistry | ||
| Higher | 5 | St. John's Campus: Chemistry 1050 + 1051 or Grenfell Campus: Chemistry 1810 + 1200 |
| 4 | St. John's Campus: Chemistry 1010 or Grenfell Campus: Chemistry 1810 |
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| Standard | 5 | St. John's Campus: Chemistry 1010 or Grenfell Campus: Chemistry 1810 |
| Chinese | ||
| Higher | 4 | To be evaluated on an individual basis |
| Computer Science | ||
| Higher | 4 | Computer Science 1000 |
| Standard | 4 | Computer Science 1000 |
| Design Technology | ||
| Higher | - | No credit |
| Digital Society | ||
| Higher | 4 | Communication Studies three unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| Standard | - | No credit |
| Economics | ||
| Higher | 4 | Economics 1010 + 1020 + 3030 + three unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| Standard | 4 | Economics three unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| English A: Language and Literature | ||
| Higher | 4 | St. John's Campus: English 1090 + 1191 or Grenfell Campus: English 1000 + 1001 |
| Standard | 4 | English 1090 |
| English A: Literature | ||
| Higher | 4 | English 1090 + 1191 |
| Standard | - | No credit |
| English B: Language | ||
| Higher | - | No credit |
| Environmental Systems and Societies | ||
| Standard | 4 | Environmental Science 1000 + Environment and Sustainability 1000 |
| French AB | ||
| Standard | 4 | French 1500 |
| French B | ||
| Higher | 4 | French 1501 + 1502 |
| Standard | 4 | French 1500 + 1501 |
| Geography (these equivalents are for Grenfell Campus only. No credit for St. John's campus) | ||
| Higher | 4 | Geography 1050 + three unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| Standard | 4 | Geography 1050 |
| German | ||
| Higher | 4 | German six unspecified credit hours (third year level) |
| Global Politics | ||
| Higher | 4 | Political Science 1020 |
| Standard | 4 | Political Science three unspecified credit hours (first year level) |
| History | ||
| Higher | 4 | History six unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| Standard | 4 | History three unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| Information Technology in a Global Society | ||
| Higher | 4 | Computer Science three unspecified credit hours (second year level) |
| Standard | 4 | Computer Science three unspecified credit hours (first year level) |
| Italian AB | ||
| Standard | 4 | Language 1100 |
| Italian B | ||
| Higher | 4 | Language 1100 + 1101 |
| Standard | 4 | Language 1100 + 1101 |
| Literature and Performance | ||
| Standard | - | No credit |
| Marine Science | ||
| Standard | 5 | Ocean Sciences 1000 |
| Mathematics: Analysis and approaches | ||
| Higher | 5 | Math 1000 |
| Standard | - | No credit. Academic math for admission purposes (non-Newfoundland and Labrador students) |
| Mathematics: Applications and interpretations | ||
| Higher | 4 | Mathematics three unspecified credit hours (first year level) |
| Standard | - | No credit. Academic math for admission purposes (non-Newfoundland and Labrador students) |
| Music | ||
| Higher | 5 | Music 1120 + 2012 + four unspecified credit hours (first year level, Applied Music) |
| Standard | 5 | Music 2012 |
| Philosophy | ||
| Higher | 4 | Philosophy 1002 + three unspecified credit hours |
| Standard | 4 | Philosophy 1002 |
| Physics | ||
| Higher | 4 | Physics 1020 + 1021 |
| Standard | - | No credit |
| Psychology | ||
| Higher | 4 | Psychology 1000 + 1001 + three unspecified credit hours |
| Standard | 4 | Psychology 1000 + 1001 |
| Russian | ||
| Higher | 4 | Russian 2601 |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Higher | 4 | Anthropology 1031 |
| Standard | 4 | Anthropology 1031 |
| Spanish AB | ||
| Standard | 4 | Spanish 1000 |
| Spanish B | ||
| Higher | 4 | Spanish 1000 + 1001 |
| Standard | 4 | Spanish 1000 + 1001 |
| Theatre Arts | ||
| Higher | 4 | Theatre 1000 + 1001 |
| Standard | 4 | Theatre three unspecified credit hours (first year level) |
| Visual Arts | ||
| Higher | 4 | To be evaluated on an individual basis |
| Standard | 4 | To be evaluated on an individual basis |
| World Religion | ||
| Standard | 4 | Religious Studies 1000 |